DENVER — The Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator (IN2), a technology incubator and platform funded by the Wells Fargo Foundation and co-administered by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), today announced the conclusion of a joint project with J2 Innovations, a leading software framework provider for building automation and IoT.

Greentech Media: Even as consumers and companies alike recognize the increasing importance of sustainability, venture capital (VC) investment in cleantech is down. So, where can startups go for financing? From utilities and corporations to billionaires and foundations, this Greentech Media offers a few interesting options and specifically mentions IN2.

Report Reveals Pressing Need for Cleantech in Agriculture The most promising water conservation technologies for startups to pursue are sensors, water use analytics, and nutrient recovery. The facts speak for themselves: agriculture uses 70 percent of global water and 14 percent of global energy. As a program dedicated to clean technology and the entrepreneurs that…

The Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator (IN2) is powered by a pipeline. The pipeline is fueled by a network of more than 55 cleantech and sustainability-focused business incubators, accelerators, and universities that send the best and brightest startups in their networks to apply to the IN2 program. These are the Channel Partners and their model is working.

The facts speak for themselves: agriculture uses 70 percent of global water and 14 percent of global energy. As a program dedicated to clean technology and the entrepreneurs that bring it to market, Wells Fargo’s Innovation Incubator (IN2) program, managed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), decided that those numbers could not be ignored.

Technical.ly DC: With the help provided by IN2 and the opportunities to work with both Wells Fargo and NREL, portfolio company Ladybug Tools aims to make environmental design tools freely accessible to every person, project and design process. The company’s software connects computer-aided design (CAD) interfaces to simulation engines that support environmental building design.

Statesman: In this profile piece, the Austin American-Statesman takes a look at IN2 portfolio company Yotta Solar. The company’s vision is to see its solar energy storage technology on every rooftop, helping to balance the energy grid by integrating and colocating solar generation and storage.

Renewable Energy Magazine: With the goal of expediting the path to market for innovative and promising new energy technologies, the IN2 program, following a rigorous selection process, added five new startups focused on cleantech innovation, giving them the opportunity to create immediate impact.

Albuquerque Journal: Participation in the unique IN2 program means portfolio company Ubiquitous Quantum Dots (also known as UbiQD) could soon be testing its innovative clean energy technology at some Wells Fargo buildings. The company’s low-cost quantum-dot coating on windows captures sunlight and channels the photons to solar cells attached to window frames to generate electricity.